Masterclasses
Courses
Masterclass: Flameworking Glass for Jewellery – Katherine Huskie
with Katherine HuskieJoin Katherine Huskie for a playful introduction to creating glass elements for jewellery using flameworking techniques. Move, stretch and transform borosilicate glass and experiment with colour and form.
£450.00 / SOLD OUT
Masterclass: Print, Stain, Blast & Bond – James Cockerill
with James CockerillJoin award-winning glass artist James Cockerill for this rare opportunity to experience how multiple processes - screen printing, sandblasting, kiln-fired enamels, traditional stained glass paints, silver and copper stains followed by plating, and UV bonding - combine to create richly layered glass collage.
£550.00 / Places Left: 2
Masterclass: Pâte-de-Verre Vessels – Alison Lowry
with Alison LowryTake a deep dive into Pâte-de-Verre glass making with artist Alison Lowry. Learn the unique process of creating glass works using ground glass, examining form, colour and adding interest with metal inclusions, reactive glasses and texturing.
£650.00 / Places Left: 1
Introduction/Refresher to Flameworking with Boro – Zoe Garner
with Zoe GarnerJoin Zoe Garner for an introduction or refresher to flameworking with borosilicate glass. Experiment with a range of techniques to manipulate boro rods to form globes, chains or sculptural components. This course is an excellent opener for Zoe Garner's 3-Day course 'Connecting Forms' the following day.
£170.00 / Places Left: 5
Masterclass: Connected Forms – Flameworking – Zoe Garner
with Zoe GarnerExplore the potential of flame-worked Borosilicate glass, drawing concepts and ideas from the movement of the material itself. You will transform glass rods and tubes into components using gravity, centrifugal force, blowing and manipulation with tools and then connect your components into assembled structures.
£675.00 / Places Left: 5
Masterclass: Murrine to the Hot Shop – Tabitha Burrill
with Tabitha BurrillDelve into the fascinating world of vitrigraph murrine with glass artist and innovator Tabitha Burrill. In an immersive three-day masterclass, you will explore both fusing and hot techniques, creating unique design elements in the kiln to be used in a blown glass vessel and more.
£950.00 / Places Left: 1
Masterclass: Devious Drinking Devices – Marc Barreda
with Marc BarredaDiscover trick glasses–a playful phenomenon of Renaissance Europe with glass artist Marc Barreda. Create new ‘trick’ designs and then build on techniques using contemporary tools and innovations. Through a spirit of curiosity and collaboration bring some mischief back into the hotshop.
£895.00 / SOLD OUT
Masterclass: Venetian Cane Techniques – Dave Barry
with Dave BarryCreate Venetian style vessels using cane, with master glassblower Dave Barry. Practice pulling and rolling up cane, forming hollow vessels while absorbing techniques of production and teamwork. Students will each learn how to pull their own cane, then create supio to make a series of small cups to make into tumblers (cups).
£850.00 / Places Left: 1
Masterclass: Pattern-making with Powders – Anthony Amoaka Attah
with Anthony Amoaka AttahCreate textile-like patterns on glass using screen-printing and kiln forming techniques on this inspirational 4-day course with artist Anthony Amoaka-Attah. Brainstorm collective patterns in relation to cultural traditions and learn how to design your own textile pattern.
£725.00 / Places Left: 3
Fusing with the Wow Factor – Opal Seabrook
with Opal SeabrookExplore ‘Pop Art’ in glass with the artist Opal Seabrook. Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to discover how to build colourful, graphic 3D artworks in fused glass. Opal will share with you the techniques she has developed over ten years evolving her unique style.
£550.00 / Places Left: 4
Masterclass: Hot Sculpting Form and Texture – Theo Brooks
with Theo BrooksAn exciting opportunity to study hot glass sculpture with Theo Brooks; from the basics of solid sculpting using a torch to creating larger, intricate, and composite sculptures. You will work with both blown and solid forms and cover surface qualities and texturing.
£695.00 – £795.00 / Places Left: 5
Further Foundation Course in Glass (8 Weeks)
with The Glass Hub TeamTake your glassmaking further. Deepen your understanding of materials, techniques and processes, build confidence in glassblowing, kiln-forming, fusing, casting and flameworking, and develop your own ideas over eight weeks in a supportive, creative studio environment.
£1,320.00 / Places Left: 3
Masterclass – Venetian Stemware – Dave Barry
with Dave BarryA fast paced masterclass on Venetian style glass stemware. The course aims to provide a grounding in the technique used to blow delicate, thin-walled goblets. You will be taught how to use optic moulds, to create blown stems and blown feet, as well as working efficiently as a team. With demonstrations and plenty of hands-on learning, this course will push your glassmaking to new limits.
£595.00 / Places Left: 6
Masterclass: Transparent Pattern Making in Glass – Ian Chadwick
with Ian ChadwickTake your pattern making to the next level! Create exciting, transformative effects in fused glass on this intensive five-day masterclass with glass artist Ian Chadwick.
£875.00 / Places Left: 6
Masterclass: English Stemware – Dave Barry
with Dave BarryExplore traditional English stemware with master glassblower Dave Barry. Over three intensive days, you will practise blowing bowls, dropping on stems and feet, and working as both maker and assistant to develop the timing, teamwork and heat control needed to create a finished glass.
£725.00 / Places Left: 4
Masterclass: Lost Wax Without Wax – Advanced Glass Casting – Antonis Koutouzis
with Antonis KoutouzisExpand your technical approach to complex sculptural forms in cast glass. Create master moulds, produce silicone positives, and construct final refractory moulds with precision, control, and clarity, for a more accurate realisation of almost any shape for casting in glass.
£895.00 / Places Left: 6
Masterclass: Advanced Pattern Making in Glass – Ian Chadwick
with Ian ChadwickExplore advanced pattern forming in fused glass over five days with glass artist Ian Chadwick. Working from Bullseye glass stringer sheets, you will expand your knowledge and experience of both kiln-forming and cold-working techniques to produce intricate, geometric, mandala-like patterns.